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For those of you who aren’t aware, I underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy, including ovaries, along with an appendectomy on Oct. 23. Gratefully, all of the pathology was benign. I had a rather large mass on my ovary and there was worry for awhile that I might have ovarian cancer. The surprise was that apparently I was living with chronic appendicitis. It had even caused inflammation of a portion of my colon. Getting that thing out of there has to feel better! There is also now curiosity about whether or not that appendix could be the cause of some symptoms I’ve had for the past year. Symptoms that have lead to a work-up for auto-immune diseases and an upcoming appointment with a rheumatologist. I suppose only time will tell.
Having had 2 prior major abdominal surgeries, I really thought after 2 weeks I’d be feeling great and able to enjoy the other 4 weeks off work. Well, I guess I didn’t take into consideration that a vertical incision would be trickier to recover from. So here I am, 2 1/2 weeks out and I must admit I am exhausted and I’m still having quite a bit of pain. This has really interrupted life for us.
So in case you were wondering why no blogging, there you have it. I will tell you, we are still working on our Elections Unit. This week we will be working on the Presidents part. Hopefully next week, we can do things related to Veteran’s Day and then we’ll be moving into our Thanksgiving study.
Basically, until after Christmas, we’re coasting along. I’m hopeful we can get back into the full swing of things after the first of the year.
We are continuing to use Time4Learning, mostly for supplementing math and language arts, but Ben has enjoyed the other studies as well, usually just doing them on his own, for fun. When you register for a grade, you have access to the grade below and the grade above, so it’s nice if your child is working at different levels for different subjects, like Ben. IIt’s fun and interactive, Ben really really enjoys it. There is the added bonus of a lot of games that can be played once the work is done. Great incentive for those kids who need that. It’s been a Godsend for us during the time of surgery, hospitalization and recovery, and I think we’ll continue using it to supplement even after we pick up with the math and language arts curricula we were using prior to all of this happening.
Your prayers for my continued recovery are greatly appreciated.
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